Twelfth Night samenvattingen

Act 3, Scene 4; Malvolio professes his love for Olivia.

Act 4, Scene 2; Feste visits Malvolio during his imprisonment, disguised as Sir Topas.

'In Twelfth Night, the discomfort of the characters always excites laughter rather than concern.' To what extent do you agree with this view?

'Because Malvolio is the comic villain of the play, it is impossible for audiences to sympathise with him'. To what extent do you agree with this view?

'In Twelfth Night, love is always presented as an irrational and uncontrollable force.' To what extent do you agree with this view?

‘In Twelfth Night, love causes complications but leads ultimately to joy.’ To what extent do you agree with this view?

‘Twelfth Night disrupts ideas of class, status and gender.’ How far do you agree with this view of the play?

‘In Twelfth Night, men are presented as having a greater depth of feeling than women.’ To what extent do you agree with this view?

This essay is graded A* (100%, 25/25) AS Level, scoring these marks by its insightful and advanced discussion of the play's ending. Covering a myriad of topics such as marriage, fate, homoeroticism, puritanism and the setting - including quotes from other critics -, it argues whether the happy ending is imposed and incomplete. The essay includes a range of quotes all closely analysed at the highest level and provides many detailed points questioning the play and its meaning as a whole. This essa...

This essay is graded A* (96%, 24/25) AS Level demonstrating many instances and examples of the recurrent theme of madness in the play. It provides many madness quotes accompanied by insightful analysis, refers to various characters, acts and scenes and addresses other social issues and ideas in the play - very useful for notes and thinking prompts.